Catching up on two weeks of news, the geeks . . . spend way too much time talking about the Smurfs movie, which wasn’t even on the list!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

03:16 – refreezing Arctic sea ice / handheld console advice

Coming Soon

07:22 – The Naked Gun (in theatres August 1) (Zoner Mary)

07:59 – Superman (in theatres July 11)

related: James Gunn is working on a new Wonder Woman movie ‘right now’

14:32 – Wicked: For Good (in theatres November 21)

16:08 – King of the Hill (season 14 revival trailer, Huly/Disney+, August 4)

17:17 – Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (National Geographic documentary, Disney+, July 10 at 6:00 pm)

21:02 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S3 OF FIVE, Paramount+, two-ep premiere July 17)

22:03 – Ironheart (Marvel 6-episode series, Disney+, 6p Pacific June 24)

24:38 – 007 First Light (Playstation, Xbox, Steam, Epic, Switch 2, 2026)

26:28 – The Sandman (Netflix two-part movie, Vol. 1 – July 3, Vol. 2 – July 24)

27:45 – Freakier Friday (in theatres August 8)

31:02 – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (in theatres October 24)

34:07 – The Phoenician Scheme (Wes Anderson film, came out May 30)

36:41 – The Lost Bus (Apple TV+ film, coming soon, Dir: Paul Greengrass, Producers include: Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Blum (Blumhouse coproduction w/ Apple Studios), Starring: Matthew McConaughey & America Ferrera)

37:19 – Dave Bautista is making a game and cartoon about a Cat Assassin

semi-related: Nyaight of the Living Cat (animated series, based off a 2020 manga, Crunchyroll, July 6)

NOT Coming Soon

40:56 – Scarlett Johansson asked for her executive producer credit to be removed from Thunderbolts*

41:54 – Nintendo delays The Legend of Zelda movie (by like six weeks: May 7, 2027)

Geek News Proper

42:36 – Nintendo says the Switch 2 is its fastest-selling console of all time

44:15 – SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike Suspended June 11 (Zoner Ewan)

44:29 – Daily Show staffer on triumph at Pedro Pascal look-alike contest: ‘It’s Been Insane’ (PEDRO#5, interview with Jon Stewart!)

45:16 – Naughty Dog owner Sony files opposition to ‘naughty cat’ trademark application, says ‘dog’ and ‘cat’ are ‘highly similar’

related: The Last of Us Season 3 will focus on Abby

related: Nanaimo’s Pride colours, plus The Last of Us

50:01 – How Edible (Arrangements) responded when called ‘hot garbage’ on Sirens

50:35 – Brian Wilson died last week while we were yelling about Star Wars

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

51:33 – Nosferatu’ Director Robert Eggers sets A Christmas Carol remake at Warner Bros., Willem Dafoe eeeEEEyyyEEEd for Scrooge (source: Variety)

Listener mailbag ([email protected])

52:17 – Zoner Shane: giving The Phantom Menace its due

related: Star Wars ”looks terrible” in screening of long lost original 1977 version

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:11:39 – Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (Pol)

1:13:52 – Materialists (Pol)

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